Saleh Nasser Juma Al-Saadi, Ph.D. Current Address Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al-Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, : +968-24142697, Fax:+968-24141331, +968-91211664, E-mail: salsaadi@squ.edu.om Permanent Address Sultanate of Oman, Ja alan Bani Bu Ali, P.O. Box: 371, Postal Code: 416 PERSONAL INFORMATION Nationality: Omani Date of Birth: May 12, 1974, Place of Birth: Ja alan- Oman Present Position: Assistant Professor, SQU, College of Engineering, Civil and Architectural Engineering Department, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman OBJECTIVE RESEARCH INTERESTS EDUCATION Sep. 2009 May 2014 Feb. 2003 May 2006 Sep. 1992 Jun. 1997 My philosophy is to establish an academic career where innovative ideas and multidisciplinary approaches are promoted by utilizing my diverse industrial and academic experience through teaching, research, consultation, continuing education, publications in local and international communities. Design and analysis of Building Energy Systems Energy Conservation, Energy Audit, and retrofitting opportunities in Buildings Buildings Energy and Thermal Analysis Renewable and Sustainable Energy Applications Indoor Environmental Quality including thermal comfort, visual comfort and indoor air quality Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) for built environment Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Colorado, United States of America Major: Architectural Engineering (Building Energy Systems) Dissertation: Modeling and Simulation of PCM-enhanced Façade systems Advisor: Dr. Zhiqiang (John) Zhai Date of Graduation: May 2014 MSc, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Department of Architectural Engineering, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Major: Building Environmental Control Systems Thesis Title: Envelope Design for Thermal Comfort and Reduced Energy Consumption in Residential Buildings. Advisor: Dr. Ismail M. Budaiwi Date of Graduation: June 2006 B.Eng., Sultan Qaboos University, Department of Civil Engineering, Sultanate of Oman Major: Civil Engineering CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. SALEH AL-SAADI 1/5
Graduation Project: Chemical Stabilization of Omani Expansive Soil Advisor: Dr. Adnan Basma Date of Graduation: June 1997 OVERSEAS TRAINING EXPERIENCE May, 2002 April, 1998 June, 1996 LOCAL COURSES Jan, 2008 Feb, 1998 August, 1997 Dec, 1996 COMPUTER SKILLS ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Shell Training Centre in Noordwijkerhout, Holland. Course attended: Basic Production Technology. Shell Training Centre in Noordwijkerhout, Holland. Course attended: Surface Development and Operation. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KUWAIT, Summer Student Training Program. Instructional Skills Development Program, SQU. Concrete Durability in the Gulf Region, Gulf Hotel in Muscat. Basic Exploration & Production, PDO Training Centre in Muscat. Deterioration of Reinforced Concrete in the Gulf and Methods of Repair. Building Energy Analysis: VisualDOE, HAP, equest, TRNSYS, EnergyPlus Cooling Load Analysis: Carrier E20-II, TRANE-TRACE Computer Aided Design (CAD): AutoCAD, SKETCHUP MS Office Package: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio Programming Languages: FORTRAN, MATLAB, SIMULINK Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Jul./2014- to Current Assistant Professor at Civil & Architectural Engineering My responsibilities involved the following tasks: Conducting and developing Architectural engineering courses. Perform research activities related to my research interests. Participate in the College and Departmental Administration duties Teaching the Following Courses: AREN-4813 Building Illumination AREN-5116 Graduate Project II Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Dec./2007- Jun./2014 Lecturer at Civil & Architectural Engineering Teaching the Following Courses: AREN-3806 Services I: Sanitary and Plumbing Design AREN-3807 Services II: Mechanical Design CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. SALEH AL-SAADI 2/5
AREN-4808 Services III: Electrical Design AREN-5815 Building Energy Conservation & Analysis ENGR 4006 Industrial Training I King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) Feb./03-Jul./05 Research Assistant at Architectural Engineering Assist in teaching and research activities PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SAAD Trading and Contracting (Al-Khobar-Saudi Arabia) Jul./05-Sept./2007 Mechanical, Electrical and Plumping Coordinator in Health Sciences Center (Hospital Project): My responsibilities involved the following tasks: Monitoring all mechanical, electrical and plumbing installations on the project site. Reviews Mechanical & Plumbing shop drawings and accordingly coordinate different building systems. Monitor the overall Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing progress with contractors and report to Senior Coordinator. Review the contractor and subcontractors material submittals. Prepare the necessary quantity take off for material ordering. Coordination with architectural and structural trade/sub contractor s work. Distributes updated documents to trade/sub contractors and suppliers. Petroleum Development Oman (P.D.O) Aug/1997-Feb/2003 I worked in several engineering positions: PROJECTS Jan/2011-May/2014 Sep/2010-May/2011 1) Assistant Production Technology-Fahud Lekhwair Team- Muscat 2) Field Civil Engineer--Nimr Field 3) Well Site Petroleum Engineer- Rig Site 4) Production Technology -Marmul Team-Muscat Living Wall Materials and Systems for Automatic Building Thermo-Regulation, NSF, Research project, USA. Members: Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, Fred Andreas, Kurt Maute, Hang (Jerry) Qi, Yifu Ding, Saleh Al-Saadi, Tamzida Khan, Scott Rank RP-1487 -- The Development of Simplified Rack Boundary Conditions For Numerical Data Center Models, ASHRAE, Research project, USA. Members: Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, Knud Hermansen, Saleh Al- Saadi Jan/2010-May/2010 Thermal Performance Of Display Cases And Thermal Comfort Of Occupants in Supermarkets, Rocky Mountain Institute, Consultancy project, USA. CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. SALEH AL-SAADI 3/5
Members: Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, Saleh Al-Saadi, Tuhin Shah RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS Journal Publications: Saleh AL-Saadi, Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, A new validated TRNSYS module for simulating latent heat storage walls, Energy and Buildings, under review. Saleh AL-Saadi, Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, Systematic Evaluation of Mathematical Methods and Numerical Schemes for Modeling PCM-enhanced Building Enclosure, Energy and Buildings, under review. Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, Miles LL Abarr, Saleh Al-Saadi, Porter Yate, Energy Storage Technologies for Residential Buildings, Accepted in Journal of Architectural Engineering, 2014. Saleh AL-Saadi, Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, Modeling phase change materials embedded in building enclosure: A review, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 21, May 2013, Pages 659-673. Hassanain, M.A.and Al-Saadi S., A framework model for outsourcing asset management services, Facilities, Vol. (23), No. (1), pp.73 81, 2005. Basma, A. A.; Al-Rawas, A. A.; Al-Saadi, S. N.; and Al-Zadjali, T. F., Stabilization of Expansive Clays in Oman, Environmental & Engineering Geoscience Journal, IV, 4, 503,1998. Conference Publications: Saleh Al-Saadi, Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, Thermal Performance of Latent Heat Storage Walls in Residential Buildings, paper to be presented at Fourth Building Enclosure Science & Technology Conference (BEST4), 2015 in USA. Saleh Al-Saadi, A post occupancy evaluation of a students dormitory to improve building s performance, under review by First International Conference of The CIB Middle East and North Africa Research Network (CIB-MENA 2014). Saleh Al-Saadi, A simplified model to estimate energy savings of building facades in hot climates of Oman, under review by First International Conference of The CIB Middle East and North Africa Research Network (CIB-MENA 2014). Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, Miles LL Abarr, Saleh Al-Saadi, Porter Yate, Energy storage for residential buildings: review and advances, APEC Conference on Low-carbon Towns and Physical Energy Storage May 25, 2013. Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, Knud Hermansen, Saleh Al-Saadi, The Development of Simplified Rack Boundary Conditions for Numerical Data Center Models, ASHRAE Transactions July 1, 2012. Saleh Al-Saadi, Moncef Krarti, Hybrid Distributed Power Generation for an Isolated Rural Settlement in Masirah Island, Oman, ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Parts A, B, and C Washington, DC, USA, August 7 10, 2011. Al-Saadi S. and Budaiwi, I., Passive Cooling Strategies for Improved Thermal Performance of Residential Buildings in Hot-Humid Climates, 7 th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technology, Seoul, Korea, 2008. Al-Saadi S., Budaiwi, I., Performance-Based Envelope Design for Residential Buildings in Hot Climates, Building Simulation 2007, Beijing, China, 2007. Reports: Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, Knud Hermansen, Saleh Al-Saadi, RP-1487- The Development of Simplified Rack Boundary Conditions For Numerical Data Center Models, Final report, ASHRAE July 1, 2012. CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. SALEH AL-SAADI 4/5
SCHOLARSHIPS/HONORS Mar. 2013 Selected to participate in the annual Durham School Ph.D. Symposium, sponsored by University of Nebraska. Sep. 2009 Aug-2014 Ph.D scholarship from SQU, Oman. Feb. 2003 June-2005 Research Assistantship at Architectural Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. 2001 One star Shukran for high performance from PDO. 1994, 1995 and 1996. High performance Student in Civil Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University. June, 1996 Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KUWAIT, Summer Student Training Program. SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Member of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 2008. Member of Oman Society of Engineers, 2008. Member of International Building Performance Simulation Association-UAE Affiliate (IBPSA-UAE), 2008. Member of Renewable & Sustainable Energies Research Group (RASERG), Sultan Qaboos University, 2008. CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. SALEH AL-SAADI 5/5